Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery
Real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of the association between aortic diameter and left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony in patients with bicuspid aortic valve
By Liu H, Guo X, Liu K and 7 others.
Abstract
Background
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is frequently accompanied by aortic dilation (AD), which may impair left ventricular (LV) function. However, research on the relationship between aortic diameter and left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony (LVMD) is limited. This study aimed to investigate the association between the body surface area (BSA)-indexed aortic size index (ASI) and the three-dimensional systolic dyssynchrony index (3D-SDI) as assessed by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT-3DE) in patients with BAV.
